Fat Woman Painting.

It's really time I should catch up on these posts - although, there's a dissertation that needs starting!

I did this small painting a few months ago and entered it in for this year’s Threadneedle Prize. I know the photo's are rubbish, but it looks much better in real life

Despite the fact I didn't get through to the next stage of taking the piece down to the gallery, I quite enjoyed painting it. I managed to steal some space on the table back home and even with an annoying cat; I succeeded in getting it done.

I never thought I would do another painting of an elephant skull like this, people did not seem so keen, but this time I have painted it on a plinth and to make it figurative, I placed the back of a head in the piece too. I really did not want to attempt a face and it makes it seem as though we’re looking at someone looking at the skull, viewing a viewer.

The name came about after I was advised against going for something simple and obvious. It was going to be something along the lines of ‘A Memory’ and that was a no-no! I had to have a title that was going to make the viewer think and question what they were seeing, that is how I ended up with ‘Fat Woman’. I guess the main thing is you can’t know if the woman is fat or not, or even if it is a woman.

I am hoping to exhibit this piece in an upcoming show at The Freudian Sheep in November.

Home Sweet Home.

Hello! Yes, it is me. I know you are probably thinking ‘What?! Where have you been?!’ either that or ‘Oh, god. It’s her again…’ probably the latter haha. To start with I thought I would make this post instantly more interesting by showing you my cat, who I have missed so much. He’s being a baby in this picture, bless him! Anyway, I am sorry but I have been busy writing my ‘lovely’ essay, which is now finished and handed in. Done and dusted. What a relief! I love this feeling, it’s a weight and worry off my shoulders. Although, I also feel lost, like ‘what do I do now?!’. Ah well. To celebrate we had cake (delicious red velvet) and I have been catching up on Game of Thrones (which I've only recently jumped on the bandwagon of), as well as having a few days for myself to chill.

I must say, I did not enjoy writing this essay as much as last semesters one. The subject didn’t interest me as much, which meant I couldn’t get into it. The question I chose to write about was ‘What is the ideolody of the white cube according to Brian O’Doherty? Summarise his argument and analyse a specific exhibition’s use of space to examine it in pracise.’ Admittedly, it was the easiest of the questions to do. I know this because I changed questions the week before it was due in and managed to complete it in time.

So I am back, sort of, only in the sense that I have managed to write this blog post, which is not about much, but that is it. I am home and have been enjoying having more space. However, it is cold and I miss the uni showers. The best thing has been seeing the cats, they were all here to greet me when I arrived home, even the neighbours cat from down the road haha. I had planned to do a drawing each day while I am on holidays and share it with you all, but this has not started yet. I have a feeling I am not going to be as productive as I had hoped. Wish me luck! I’m going to need it.